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| specialization = Mechanist
 
| specialization = Mechanist
 
| designed for = Raid, Fractal
 
| designed for = Raid, Fractal
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| rating = Great
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| rating = Good
 
| focus = Condition Damage, Support
 
| focus = Condition Damage, Support
 
| xpac = eod
 
| xpac = eod
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| meta = yes
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| meta =  
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| difficulty = 2
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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A condition boon support build for Mechanist. Provides permanent {{tooltip|Alacrity}} and high uptime of {{tooltip|Fury}}.
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A condition boon support build for Mechanist. Provides permanent {{tooltip|Alacrity}} and high uptimes of {{tooltip|Fury}} and {{tooltip|Might}}.
  
 +
Condition mechanist is more complex than its [[Build:Mechanist_-_Alacrity_Support_Power_DPS|Power]] counterpart and it suffers a lot more when simplifying the rotation or taking extra utility, but it could be viewed as a "way in" to the [[Build:Mechanist_-_Condi_DPS|Condi DPS]] build.
  
  
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| profession = Engineer
 
| profession = Engineer
 
| specialization = Mechanist
 
| specialization = Mechanist
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| weapon1 = Mace
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| weapon1 = Spear
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| weapon2 = Pistol
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| weapon2 =  
 
| weapon3 =  
 
| weapon3 =  
 
| weapon4 =  
 
| weapon4 =  
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| utility1 = Grenade Kit
 
| utility1 = Grenade Kit
 
| utility2 = Bomb Kit
 
| utility2 = Bomb Kit
−
| utility3 = Shift Signet
+
| utility3 = Superconducting Signet
−
| elite = Elite Mortar Kit
+
| elite = Overclock Signet
 
| pet1 =  
 
| pet1 =  
 
| pet2 =  
 
| pet2 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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* {{Skill|Overclock Signet}} is required if your mech is in danger of dying.
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===Weapon Variants===
−
* If you find you need more {{tooltip|Alacrity}} generation, you could replace {{Skill|Shift Signet}} or {{Skill|Bomb Kit}} with {{Skill|Barrier Signet}}.
+
* '''Pistol''' or '''Mace''' with offhand '''Pistol''' is the best option for players that don't own Janthir Wilds.
−
* You can take {{Skill|Superconducting Signet}} instead of {{Skill|Bomb Kit}} for a much simpler rotation, but at a DPS loss (keep the signet passive).
+
** '''Pistol''' is higher damage, but '''Mace''' offers a bit more defensive support.
  
 +
 +
===Skill Variants===
 +
* If you find you need more {{tooltip|Alacrity}} generation, you could replace {{Skill|Superconducting Signet}} or {{Skill|Bomb Kit}} with {{Skill|Barrier Signet}}, but this will be more of a DPS loss than just taking more boon duration.
 +
* You can take {{Skill|Shift Signet}} instead of {{Skill|Bomb Kit}} for a much simpler rotation, but at a DPS loss.
  
  
 
==Template Code==
 
==Template Code==
 
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==Specializations==
 
==Specializations==
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{{Specialization|Explosives|bot|mid|mid|}}
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{{Specialization|Explosives|bot|top|mid|}}
 
{{Specialization|Firearms|top|mid|bot|}}
 
{{Specialization|Firearms|top|mid|bot|}}
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{{Specialization|Mechanist|top|mid|mid|}}
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{{Specialization|Mechanist|mid|mid|mid|}}
  
  
 
===Trait Variants===
 
===Trait Variants===
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* It would be a minor DPS loss to take {{Trait|Mech Arms: High-Impact Drivers}}, and you would generate a decent amount of {{tooltip|Might}} for doing so.
+
* It would be a minor DPS gain to take {{Trait|Mech Arms: Single-Edge Cutters}}, but you would lose a decent amount of {{tooltip|Might}} for doing so.
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{{PvE equipment
 
{{PvE equipment
 
| weight = Medium
 
| weight = Medium
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| stats = Celestial
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| stats = Viper
−
| rune = Superior Rune of the Elementalist
+
| rune = Superior Rune of the Trapper
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| rune-qt = 6
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| weapon1 = Mace
+
| weapon1 = Spear
−
| weapon2 = Pistol
+
| weapon2 =  
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Earth
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Earth
 
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
 
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
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| infusion1 = Malign +9 Agony Infusion
 
| infusion1 = Malign +9 Agony Infusion
 
| infusion1-qt = 18
 
| infusion1-qt = 18
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| head =  
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| relic = Relic of the Fractal
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| shoulders =  
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| head = Celestial
−
| chest =  
+
| shoulders = Celestial
−
| hands =  
+
| chest = Celestial
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| legs = Viper
+
| hands = Celestial
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| feet =  
+
| legs =  
−
| backpiece =  
+
| feet = Celestial
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| accessory1 =  
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| backpiece = Celestial
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| accessory2 =  
+
| accessory1 = Celestial
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| amulet =  
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| accessory2 = Celestial
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| ring1 = Viper
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| amulet = Celestial
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| ring2 = Viper
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| ring1 =  
 +
| ring2 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
* If the toughness from {{tooltip|celestial stats}} causes problems, you can replace your gear with {{tooltip|ritualist stats}} pieces instead.
+
* This setup has ~36% boon duration.
−
* If you also want to be your subgroup's primary {{tooltip|Might}} source, you can run {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Aristocracy}}.  
+
** It's a pretty small DPS loss to run {{tooltip|celestial stats}} or {{tooltip|ritualist stats}} in every slot.
−
** Ensure you are running {{Trait|Mech Arms: High-Impact Drivers}} in this case.  
+
** You could go as low as ~31%, but this is not recommended.
−
** It would be optimal to swap the {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}} for a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Malice}} as well.
+
* If the +408 toughness from {{tooltip|celestial stats}} causes problems, you can replace your gear with {{tooltip|ritualist stats}} pieces instead. This will leave you with only +45 toughness from the {{food|Dragon's Revelry Starcake}}.
−
 
+
* Either sigil could be swapped for a {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Geomancy}}. The sigil is cheaper than {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Bursting}} and the damage is slightly better than {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}}, but it requires you to be in melee to benefit and variance in your kit swaps can reduce its DPS.
−
 
 
−
===Pistol Variant===
 
−
Generating {{tooltip|Alacrity}} with mace requires being able to hit the target consistently. If this is unrealistic, or you'd prefer a rotation closer to classic condi engineer, you can switch to {{Rune|Superior Rune of Leadership}} and bring double pistol instead.
 
  
  
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'''Food'''
 
'''Food'''
−
* {{food|Plate of Beef Rendang}} or ascended versions.
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* {{food|Dragon's Revelry Starcake}} or ascended versions.
  
  
 
'''Utility'''
 
'''Utility'''
−
* {{utility|Master Tuning Crystal}}
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* {{utility|Toxic Maintenance Oil}}
−
** If you feel you need more boon duration, you can use {{utility|Toxic Maintenance Oil}} instead.
 
  
  
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
  
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===Rotation===
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===Spear Rotation===
 +
The basic structure of '''Spear's''' rotation will be very familiar to players of engineer: You finish your auto chains and use DPS skills off cooldown until you use {{skill|Conduit Surge}} (skill 2), then jump into {{skill|Grenade Kit}} and use {{skill|Shrapnel Grenade}} along with either {{skill|Freeze Grenade}} or {{skill|Poison Grenade}} if they are off cooldown.
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 +
The unique aspect of '''Spear''' is the ''Focused'' mechanic, which is applied by {{skill|Conduit Surge}} and refreshed by the last hit of the auto chain. You can only have a single ''Focused'' target, and hitting the target with '''Spear''' skills will trigger enhanced effects:
 +
* The autoattack chain will apply {{tooltip|Vulnerability}}
 +
* {{skill|Conduit Surge}} applies more {{tooltip|Burning}}
 +
* {{skill|Lightning Rod}} {{to}} {{skill|Electric Artillery}} deals more damage, and applies more {{tooltip|Vulnerability}} and {{tooltip|Burning}}.
 +
* {{skill|Roiling Skies}} deals (slightly) more CC.
 +
* {{skill|Devastator}} will hit the ''Focused'' target with {{skill|Focused Devastation}}, applying more damage and {{tooltip|Burning}}.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
<big>'''Rotation fundamentals'''</big>
 +
 
 +
Your three biggest damage contributions come from {{skill|Lightning Rod}} {{to}} {{skill|Electric Artillery}}, {{skill|Conduit Surge}} and {{skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}. When you activate {{skill|Lightning Rod}} a whirling AoE spins around you for four seconds, gaining a charge for each target hit. After this {{skill|Electric Artillery}} will activate and do damage according to its charge. The cooldown for the skill begins once you activate {{skill|Lightning Rod}} so using this skill is high priority, while you can afford to delay {{skill|Electric Artillery}} if needed (it lasts until {{skill|Lightning Rod}} is ready again).
 +
 
 +
Practically speaking, if you cast {{skill|Lightning Rod}} and {{skill|Conduit Surge}} together, the charging time on {{skill|Electric Artillery}} means that it becomes available around the time that {{skill|Conduit Surge}} comes off cooldown. And as you always want to be following up {{skill|Conduit Surge}} with {{skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}, your rotation should end up always casting these three skills together (alternating between {{skill|Lightning Rod}} and {{skill|Electric Artillery}}).
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 +
Compared to the [[Build:Mechanist_-_Condi_DPS|DPS]] rotation, your mech's damage contribution is much weaker, making {{skill|Bomb Kit}} significantly stronger than {{skill|Shift Signet}}. Unfortunately none of your weapon skills line up neatly with {{skill|Fire Bomb}}, making it harder to track the cooldown of this key skill. The cooldown on {{skill|Fire Bomb}} is approximately one and a half times that of the core "loop" described above, so you can try to track its cooldown by shifting its position each loop:
 +
# Use {{skill|Bomb Kit}} immediately after {{skill|Grenade Kit}}.
 +
# Use {{skill|Bomb Kit}} just before {{skill|Lightning Rod}}/{{skill|Electric Artillery}}.
 +
# Skip {{skill|Bomb Kit}} on the third loop, then repeat the pattern.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Due to your three main skills always being cast together, this gives the rotation a "loop" of approximately five seconds (with {{tooltip|Quickness}} and {{tooltip|Alacrity}}). However your other skills have cooldowns that are not multiples of five, which means that played optimally, these skills will end up shifting their position. You can look at the cooldown of grenades and bombs whenever you enter those kits and try to fit them in around your other skills. Try not to delay the three main skills though.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
<big>'''Example Opener'''</big>
 +
 
 +
Below is an example of an opener, which also demonstrates the three loop structure described above:
 +
 
 +
'''Loop 1'''
 +
# {{skill|Lightning Rod}}
 +
# {{skill|Conduit Surge}}
 +
# {{skill|Grenade Kit}}
 +
## {{skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}
 +
## {{skill|Poison Grenade}}
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# {{skill|Bomb Kit}}
 +
## {{skill|Fire Bomb}}
 +
## {{skill|Concussion Bomb}}
 +
## {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
 +
# {{skill|Devastator}}
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 +
'''Loop 2'''
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# {{skill|Electric Artillery}}
 +
# {{skill|Conduit Surge}}
 +
# {{skill|Grenade Kit}}
 +
## {{skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}
 +
## {{skill|Freeze Grenade}}
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## {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
 +
# {{skill|Puncturing Jab}} {{to}} {{skill|Rending Strike}} {{to}} {{skill|Amplifying Slice}}
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# {{skill|Puncturing Jab}} {{to}} {{skill|Rending Strike}}
 +
# {{skill|Bomb Kit}}
 +
## {{skill|Fire Bomb}}
 +
## {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
 +
 
 +
'''Loop 3'''
 +
# {{skill|Lightning Rod}}
 +
# {{skill|Conduit Surge}}
 +
# {{skill|Grenade Kit}}
 +
## {{skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}
 +
## {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
 +
# {{skill|Puncturing Jab}} {{to}} {{skill|Rending Strike}} {{to}} {{skill|Amplifying Slice}} x2
 +
 
 +
[https://youtu.be/gQVJ6nvgUxQ Video example]
 +
 
 +
[https://youtu.be/oFwV0mWdcHk Video example (grenade kit only)]
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 +
 
 +
<big>'''Crowd Control'''</big>
 +
* {{skill|Roiling Skies}}: 200 defiance break - 232 to your ''Focused'' target
 +
 
 +
 
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===Mace Rotation===
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{{Collapse start|Click to view}}
 
The rotation below does not use {{Skill|Bomb Kit}}. See the [[Build:Mechanist_-_Condi_DPS|Condi DPS]] page for this rotation - if you are using '''Pistol'''/'''Pistol''' you can follow it as written; if you are using '''Mace'''/'''Pistol''' then do an extra mace auto chain whenever you would use '''Pistol''' skills.
 
The rotation below does not use {{Skill|Bomb Kit}}. See the [[Build:Mechanist_-_Condi_DPS|Condi DPS]] page for this rotation - if you are using '''Pistol'''/'''Pistol''' you can follow it as written; if you are using '''Mace'''/'''Pistol''' then do an extra mace auto chain whenever you would use '''Pistol''' skills.
  
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===Other Rotations===
 
===Other Rotations===
 
As indicated above, there are a number of ways this build can be modified to suit the player, each bringing a different rotation. Rather than attempt to cover all of them, some general guidance is provided, from most to least complex:
 
As indicated above, there are a number of ways this build can be modified to suit the player, each bringing a different rotation. Rather than attempt to cover all of them, some general guidance is provided, from most to least complex:
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* '''Pistol'''/'''Pistol''' with 4 kits - see the following [https://youtu.be/dMdGeWnKaRA video].
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* '''Pistol'''/'''Pistol''' with 3 kits - see the following [https://youtu.be/LlSh7SMPc78 video].
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* 3 kits - Follow the [[Build:Mechanist_-_Condi_DPS|Condi DPS]] rotation.
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* 2 kits - Follow the [[Build:Mechanist_-_Condi_DPS|Condi DPS]] rotation.
 
** If using mainhand '''Mace''', follow the same rotation but do a full auto chain each time you would swap to '''Pistol'''.
 
** If using mainhand '''Mace''', follow the same rotation but do a full auto chain each time you would swap to '''Pistol'''.
 
* '''Mace/Pistol''' with 1 kit - follow the rotation above.
 
* '''Mace/Pistol''' with 1 kit - follow the rotation above.
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{{Collapse end}}
  
  
 
===General Tips===
 
===General Tips===
 +
* Thanks to {{trait|Mechanical Genius}}, if you are over 360 units away from your mech when using F1-3 skills, their cooldown will be 50% longer. It is therefore ''vital'' to make sure you are within range before using them or you will cripple your boon uptimes.
 
* You will need to use {{Skill|Crisis Zone}} to maintain {{tooltip|Alacrity}}, but it can be delayed slightly if the {{tooltip|Aegis}} is needed.
 
* You will need to use {{Skill|Crisis Zone}} to maintain {{tooltip|Alacrity}}, but it can be delayed slightly if the {{tooltip|Aegis}} is needed.
 
* Use {{Skill|Barrier Burst}} off cooldown. You can delay it by a second if it will coincide with {{Skill|Barrier Blast}}, as the internal cooldown of {{trait|Mech Frame: Channeling Conduits}} would prevent the first tick from applying {{tooltip|Alacrity}} in this case.
 
* Use {{Skill|Barrier Burst}} off cooldown. You can delay it by a second if it will coincide with {{Skill|Barrier Blast}}, as the internal cooldown of {{trait|Mech Frame: Channeling Conduits}} would prevent the first tick from applying {{tooltip|Alacrity}} in this case.
 
* If you are using {{Skill|Barrier Signet}}, use it instead of {{Skill|Barrier Burst}} in the opener, then use {{Skill|Barrier Burst}} one second after the final pulse of {{Skill|Barrier Signet}}. Make sure never to have these two skills overlap - this is to avoid the internal cooldown from {{trait|Mech Frame: Channeling Conduits}}.
 
* If you are using {{Skill|Barrier Signet}}, use it instead of {{Skill|Barrier Burst}} in the opener, then use {{Skill|Barrier Burst}} one second after the final pulse of {{Skill|Barrier Signet}}. Make sure never to have these two skills overlap - this is to avoid the internal cooldown from {{trait|Mech Frame: Channeling Conduits}}.
 
* Try to keep an eye on your mech, as it is a major source of {{tooltip|Alacrity}} thanks to {{trait|Mech Core: Barrier Engine}}. If it ends up more than 600 units from the stack, don't hesitate to use {{Skill|Shift Signet}} to force it to the correct location.
 
* Try to keep an eye on your mech, as it is a major source of {{tooltip|Alacrity}} thanks to {{trait|Mech Core: Barrier Engine}}. If it ends up more than 600 units from the stack, don't hesitate to use {{Skill|Shift Signet}} to force it to the correct location.

Latest revision as of 18:57, 8 March 2025

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Condition damage and Support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required: End of Dragons builds

Difficulty:
Normal
This build was last updated on March 08, 2025 and is up to date for the February 11, 2025 patch.

Overview

A condition boon support build for Mechanist. Provides permanent Alacrity Alacrity and high uptimes of Fury Fury and Might Might.

Condition mechanist is more complex than its Power counterpart and it suffers a lot more when simplifying the rotation or taking extra utility, but it could be viewed as a "way in" to the Condi DPS build.


Skill Bar

Spear
Utility

Weapon Variants

  • Pistol or Mace with offhand Pistol is the best option for players that don't own Janthir Wilds.
    • Pistol is higher damage, but Mace offers a bit more defensive support.


Skill Variants


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Specializations


Trait Variants

  • It would be a minor DPS gain to take
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    , but you would lose a decent amount of Might Might for doing so.


Equipment

Head
Celestial
Shoulders
Celestial
Chest
Celestial
Hands
Celestial
Legs
Viper
Feet
Celestial
Backpiece
Celestial
Accessory
Celestial
Accessory
Celestial
Amulet
Celestial
Ring
Viper
Ring
Viper
Spear
Viper
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
Relic
  • This setup has ~36% boon duration.
  • If the +408 toughness from celestial stats celestial stats causes problems, you can replace your gear with ritualist stats ritualist stats pieces instead. This will leave you with only +45 toughness from the
    .
  • Either sigil could be swapped for a
    . The sigil is cheaper than
    and the damage is slightly better than
    , but it requires you to be in melee to benefit and variance in your kit swaps can reduce its DPS.


Consumables

Food

  • or ascended versions.


Utility


Usage

Spear Rotation

The basic structure of Spear's rotation will be very familiar to players of engineer: You finish your auto chains and use DPS skills off cooldown until you use

Conduit Surge
(skill 2), then jump into
Grenade Kit
 and use
Shrapnel Grenade
 along with either
Freeze Grenade
 or
Poison Grenade
 if they are off cooldown.

The unique aspect of Spear is the Focused mechanic, which is applied by

Conduit Surge
and refreshed by the last hit of the auto chain. You can only have a single Focused target, and hitting the target with Spear skills will trigger enhanced effects:


Rotation fundamentals

Your three biggest damage contributions come from

Lightning Rod
⇒
Electric Artillery
,
Conduit Surge
 and
Shrapnel Grenade
. When you activate
Lightning Rod
 a whirling AoE spins around you for four seconds, gaining a charge for each target hit. After this
Electric Artillery
 will activate and do damage according to its charge. The cooldown for the skill begins once you activate
Lightning Rod
 so using this skill is high priority, while you can afford to delay
Electric Artillery
 if needed (it lasts until
Lightning Rod
 is ready again).

Practically speaking, if you cast

Lightning Rod
and
Conduit Surge
 together, the charging time on
Electric Artillery
 means that it becomes available around the time that
Conduit Surge
 comes off cooldown. And as you always want to be following up
Conduit Surge
 with
Shrapnel Grenade
, your rotation should end up always casting these three skills together (alternating between
Lightning Rod
 and
Electric Artillery
).

Compared to the DPS rotation, your mech's damage contribution is much weaker, making

Bomb Kit
significantly stronger than
Shift Signet
. Unfortunately none of your weapon skills line up neatly with
Fire Bomb
, making it harder to track the cooldown of this key skill. The cooldown on
Fire Bomb
 is approximately one and a half times that of the core "loop" described above, so you can try to track its cooldown by shifting its position each loop:

  1. Use
    Bomb Kit
     immediately after
    Grenade Kit
    .
  2. Use
    Bomb Kit
     just before
    Lightning Rod
    /
    Electric Artillery
    .
  3. Skip
    Bomb Kit
     on the third loop, then repeat the pattern.


Due to your three main skills always being cast together, this gives the rotation a "loop" of approximately five seconds (with Quickness Quickness and Alacrity Alacrity). However your other skills have cooldowns that are not multiples of five, which means that played optimally, these skills will end up shifting their position. You can look at the cooldown of grenades and bombs whenever you enter those kits and try to fit them in around your other skills. Try not to delay the three main skills though.


Example Opener

Below is an example of an opener, which also demonstrates the three loop structure described above:

Loop 1

  1. Lightning Rod
  2. Conduit Surge
  3. Grenade Kit
    1. Shrapnel Grenade
    2. Poison Grenade
  4. Bomb Kit
    1. Fire Bomb
    2. Concussion Bomb
    3. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  5. Devastator

Loop 2

  1. Electric Artillery
  2. Conduit Surge
  3. Grenade Kit
    1. Shrapnel Grenade
    2. Freeze Grenade
    3. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  4. Puncturing Jab
     ⇒
    Rending Strike
     ⇒
    Amplifying Slice
  5. Puncturing Jab
     ⇒
    Rending Strike
  6. Bomb Kit
    1. Fire Bomb
    2. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap

Loop 3

  1. Lightning Rod
  2. Conduit Surge
  3. Grenade Kit
    1. Shrapnel Grenade
    2. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  4. Puncturing Jab
     ⇒
    Rending Strike
     ⇒
    Amplifying Slice
     x2

Video example

Video example (grenade kit only)


Crowd Control


Mace Rotation

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The rotation below does not use

Bomb Kit
. See the Condi DPS page for this rotation - if you are using Pistol/Pistol you can follow it as written; if you are using Mace/Pistol then do an extra mace auto chain whenever you would use Pistol skills.


Opener

  1. Crisis Zone
  2. Barrier Burst
  3. Blowtorch
  4. Grenade Kit
  5. Shrapnel Grenade
  6. Poison Grenade
  7. Freeze Grenade
  8. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
  9. Energizing Slam
  10. Mace Strike
     →
    Mace Smash
     →
    Mace Blast
  11. Rocket Fist Prototype
  12. Grenade Kit
  13. Shrapnel Grenade
  14. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap (or stow kit)


Rest of the Rotation

After the opener, your basic loop is as follows:

  1. Autoattack and use
    Energizing Slam
     on Mace until either Blowtorch or Rocket Fist Prototype are available - make sure to finish your auto chains!
  2. Blowtorch
     or
    Rocket Fist Prototype
     - these should alternate between loops
  3. Grenade Kit
  4. Shrapnel Grenade
     and
    Poison Grenade
     (if available)
  5. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap (or stow kit)
  6. Repeat

If you're fast, you may occasionally swap to

Grenade Kit
and
Shrapnel Grenade
 won't be immediately available. In this case, use
Freeze Grenade
 to fill the gap.


Other Rotations

As indicated above, there are a number of ways this build can be modified to suit the player, each bringing a different rotation. Rather than attempt to cover all of them, some general guidance is provided, from most to least complex:

  • Pistol/Pistol with 3 kits - see the following video.
  • 2 kits - Follow the Condi DPS rotation.
    • If using mainhand Mace, follow the same rotation but do a full auto chain each time you would swap to Pistol.
  • Mace/Pistol with 1 kit - follow the rotation above.


General Tips

  • Thanks to
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    , if you are over 360 units away from your mech when using F1-3 skills, their cooldown will be 50% longer. It is therefore vital to make sure you are within range before using them or you will cripple your boon uptimes.
  • You will need to use
    Crisis Zone
     to maintain Alacrity Alacrity, but it can be delayed slightly if the Aegis Aegis is needed.
  • Use
    Barrier Burst
     off cooldown. You can delay it by a second if it will coincide with
    Mace Blast
    , as the internal cooldown of
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     would prevent the first tick from applying Alacrity Alacrity in this case.
  • If you are using
    Barrier Signet
    , use it instead of
    Barrier Burst
     in the opener, then use
    Barrier Burst
     one second after the final pulse of
    Barrier Signet
    . Make sure never to have these two skills overlap - this is to avoid the internal cooldown from
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    .
  • Try to keep an eye on your mech, as it is a major source of Alacrity Alacrity thanks to
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    . If it ends up more than 600 units from the stack, don't hesitate to use
    Shift Signet
     to force it to the correct location.
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OfficerAndyGentleman gave this build 3 stars • April 2024
Mechanist is a good dps alacrity in terms of the boons it can bring to the group, but it struggles in comparison with power alacrity mech - which is easier and deals more damage in most encounters.

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